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Eugene

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2. While ShotSpotter *claims* 97 percent accuracy, that false positive rate

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 16, 2023, 11:49 PM

Jul 2023

and overall effectiveness have been disputed by multiple studies.

ShotSpotter's audio surveillance of conversations (which has been used in court) is also a bone of contention.

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Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool ShotSpotter [View all] Eugene Jul 2023 OP

You can't get rid of ShotSpotter without more unsolved murders. Frasier Balzov Jul 2023 #1

While ShotSpotter *claims* 97 percent accuracy, that false positive rate Eugene Jul 2023 #2

Kind of like the NSA collecting "metadata". discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2023 #3

Well the mayor held his ground Jk23 Sep 2024 #4